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HR 6789 110th Congress House Immigration Administrative law and regulatory procedures Bank accounts, deposits, capital Border security and unlawful immigration Citizenship and naturalization Civil actions and liability Congressional agencies Correctional facilities and imprisonment Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Customs enforcement Department of Homeland Security Detention of persons District of Columbia Foreign labor Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government buildings, facilities, and property Health information and medical records Higher education

LEAVE Act

Introduced: August 1, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Sep 29, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.
Aug 1, 2008
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Education and Labor, House Administration, Financial Services, Homeland Security, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 1, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Loophole Elimination and Verification Enforcement Act or the LEAVE Act - Revises immigration- and alien-related provisions regarding: (1) alien smuggling and related offenses; (2) identity security; (3) birthright citizenship; (4) housing and homeownership; (5) taxes and social security; (6) employee verification; (7) financial services; (8) border and law enforcement; (9) state and local government authority; and (10) in-state tuition.

What's happening now September 29, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Aug 1, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6789: LEAVE Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6789/
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"H.R. 6789: LEAVE Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6789/.
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H.R. 6789, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6789/.
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